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claudine wong is live in san francisco with some hopeful but cautious reaction. >> reporter: good afternoon. friends and family members that i have talked too to today are being very cautious with their emotions. this release would come at the end of ramadan. it's common on a holiday like this to have a release of prisoners and a talk of clemency. it's been a 405 days that has included a roller coaster of emotions. it seems everyone is holding their breath. iran's culture ministry did confirm today that one of three americans jailed for more than a year will be released on saturday. reporters were told by text message today that they could witness that release at the same hotel where the three americans met with their mothers in may. the information provided to reporters did not say which of the three, shane bauer, josh fattal, or sarah shourd would be released saturday. it's believed that it will be sarah shourd because of her health issues. they report she discover add lump in her breast. we talked to a friend of shane bauer in the last hour. he said while he want them all to come home, h
claudine wong is live in san francisco with some hopeful but cautious reaction. >> reporter: good afternoon. friends and family members that i have talked too to today are being very cautious with their emotions. this release would come at the end of ramadan. it's common on a holiday like this to have a release of prisoners and a talk of clemency. it's been a 405 days that has included a roller coaster of emotions. it seems everyone is holding their breath. iran's culture ministry did...
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claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, claudine. >>> we're following several other developments involving the pipeline explosion in san bruno. this week the coroner is expected to update the official death toll to seven. the bullis family recently confirmed it lost two three -- three loved ones in the explosion. and the pressure in the pipeline was running above the limit it should have been. and cleanup crews will begin to remove debris from the homes. the county health department is concerned the asbestos and other material could create a public health risk even beyond the disaster zone. >>> and st. francis's hospital has an update on four people recovering at a burn center there. doctors say they are making slow but steady process. >>> 8:03. the bay area's first toll lane opened about three hours ago, beginning this morning, solo drivers are being allowed to move into a carpool lane on southbound interstate 680 along the sunol grade between highway 84 and route 237. but for a price. as of today, you can go into the express lane at certain points, where an electronic sign will
claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, claudine. >>> we're following several other developments involving the pipeline explosion in san bruno. this week the coroner is expected to update the official death toll to seven. the bullis family recently confirmed it lost two three -- three loved ones in the explosion. and the pressure in the pipeline was running above the limit it should have been. and cleanup crews will begin to remove debris from the homes. the county...
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that's where claudine wong joins us with more. >> reporter: good afternoon. we're standing in front of the center where this debate will be held. meg whitman has taken a look inside a couple weeks ago. jerry brown expected to get his first look this afternoon of the both will be doing technical walk-thrus this afternoon. after months of ads and air way attacks, this is the first debate in this race for governor. in hours, meg whitman and jerry brown will stand here in front of a crowd of almost 1,000 for their first gubernatorial debate. the two according to polls are in a dead heat. in this first debate it's critical. >> there is no guarantee that there will be a second or third. the reality of politics, you never know. >> there are other reasons to watch this debate. after months of ads, this will be a sort of getting to know you session. whitman is a new comer to the political scene, but while brown may be a veteran politician, the younger you are, the less you may know. >> his time in california as governor was so long ago, meg whitman had a much more con
that's where claudine wong joins us with more. >> reporter: good afternoon. we're standing in front of the center where this debate will be held. meg whitman has taken a look inside a couple weeks ago. jerry brown expected to get his first look this afternoon of the both will be doing technical walk-thrus this afternoon. after months of ads and air way attacks, this is the first debate in this race for governor. in hours, meg whitman and jerry brown will stand here in front of a crowd of...
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claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, claudine. >>> 8:33. the state's financial problems could cause water bills to go up in san francisco. "the examiner" is reporting the budget mess has delayed about $30 million in anticipated grants that were supposed to pay for replacing and repairing some of the city's sewer system. the utility commission is now considering issuing $30 million in bonds to pay for those improvements and rate payers would have to pay back that in time. >>> ibm announced it plans 20 buy blade network -- to buy blade network technology. the deal will put ibm in a better position to compete with cisco and hewlett-packard. blade's technology runs data two an from sinner and -- and from servers and is used by fortune 500 companies. >>> two clerks at the freemont hall of justice are facing charges for allegedly dismissing traffic tickets in exchange for hundreds of dollars in cash. >>> 31-year-old juan francisco hernandez and 34-year-old felix chavez have been charged with grand theft and embezzlement by a public officer. in on
claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, claudine. >>> 8:33. the state's financial problems could cause water bills to go up in san francisco. "the examiner" is reporting the budget mess has delayed about $30 million in anticipated grants that were supposed to pay for replacing and repairing some of the city's sewer system. the utility commission is now considering issuing $30 million in bonds to pay for those improvements and rate payers would have to pay back...
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claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, claudine. >>> 7:32. well, four suspects accused this a different type of disaster scam were already in jail this morning. police accuse them of trying to cash in on pipeline disaster by claiming they lost their homes in the fire. but investigators say dmv records show their homes were actually miles away from the disaster zone. those four suspects were booked on suspicion of burglary, and others charges. >>> investigators are still at the scene of an early-morning officer-involved scene that happened near clayton road at 2:0 this morning -- 2:30 this morning. police say officers spotted the man walking who they thought was wanted on several robbery warrants. police tryied to kak contact the man he ran off. ty caught him and he's in the hospital and the officers, two of them, are on paid leave. >>> an 11-year-old boy told police that a man in a blue or turquoise-colored prius tried to rush hour him into the car tried to lure him into a car. on monday, two 14-year-old byes told police that two men in a jee
claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, claudine. >>> 7:32. well, four suspects accused this a different type of disaster scam were already in jail this morning. police accuse them of trying to cash in on pipeline disaster by claiming they lost their homes in the fire. but investigators say dmv records show their homes were actually miles away from the disaster zone. those four suspects were booked on suspicion of burglary, and others charges. >>> investigators...
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claudine wong is there with the latest on this. good morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning, tori. we're on glenview drive. i want to give you a perspective of where we are. as we get closer to the devastation, it really is striking. if we go down, you can see the pipe in question that's in this huge crater that's been capped off. that's where a lot of the evidence has been found. we want to give you a perspective of what is around that or what isn't around that anymore. you can see what is left of a home that's left, all that's left is this chimney standing there and really just remnants of the home that once sat there. if we go up further, you can see how hot it burned the trees up there. not much left of them and beyond that, you can see another home or really what was left of another home. just two of the homes that were taken by this explosion and fire. now, certainly, the investigation is focused around that area. the ntsb says it's finished with its work now and that's because they believe the 30- inch pipe they took f
claudine wong is there with the latest on this. good morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning, tori. we're on glenview drive. i want to give you a perspective of where we are. as we get closer to the devastation, it really is striking. if we go down, you can see the pipe in question that's in this huge crater that's been capped off. that's where a lot of the evidence has been found. we want to give you a perspective of what is around that or what isn't around that anymore. you can see...